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- 02 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?
we already know. The functionality of these businesses is clear, but their immense popularity can be perplexing. After all, people managed to get married and maintain friendships for eons before the Web ever... View Details
- 23 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
Management’s Role in Reforming Health Care
continues. "We ought to think about the optimal way of caring for a particular type of patient and then how to pay for that optimal way rather than say, 'Here's the payment regime, what can we do in this context?' "For me, the... View Details
- 08 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?
shows. Innovation: A select number of companies shift to a more advanced innovative stage by integrating sustainability into the core of the business in ways that transform the company. Strategies tend to be driven by the market with an... View Details
- 20 Mar 2025
- Blog Post
Scaling Climate Tech Innovation with Lee Scott (MBA 2023)
matter expert there whether formally through a paid role, or informally through volunteering and research. I find that the functional strategy is often the most transferable... View Details
- 14 Feb 2012
- First Look
First Look: February 14
dynamic groups, don't learn naturally. I outline the factors that prevent them from doing so, such as interpersonal fear, irrational beliefs about failure, groupthink, problematic power dynamics, and View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research
rare business books and documents, with manuscripts dating from the 15th century. The desire to facilitate easier access to this treasure trove of information recently inspired a major gift to the School.... View Details
- 09 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen
originally adopted a functional organization structure. This enabled them to exit many marginal, local businesses and focus on the opportunities that were most promising from a global perspective. It also... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
different brands and categories at various stages of market development. Much of the controversy surrounding DTCA involves the question of whether advertising informs rather than persuades. Our present... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 08 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 8, 2015
Regulate Companies like Airbnb and Uber? By: Edelman, Benjamin G., and Damien Geradin Abstract—New software platforms use modern information technology, including full-featured... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Building a Better MBA
management careers and management problems were carved up by function,” he continues. “A typical manager would spend his entire career within one function — say marketing, finance, or accounting — View Details
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Suchita Prasad
responsibility for training and development, talent acquisition and labor negotiations. Coming to HBS has truly been transformative for me. I have gained an insight into... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Entrepreneur's Notebook with Kevin Przybocki (MBA '91)
functions that weren’t our core strengths. You don’t need to be an expert at everything. What keeps me up at night: We grew this business to 26 employees and more than 100 global clients while being involved... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Alumni Books
of key business functions (finance, marketing, human resources, IT, and law), specific strategic options (M&A, reorganization, and joint ventures), View Details
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
Improving Infant Mortality Rates: The Impact of Front-line Staff Collaboration on Neonatal Care (revised) Authors:Ingrid M. Nembhard, Anita L. Tucker, Richard M.J. Bohmer, Jeffrey D. Horbar, and Joseph H. Carpenter Abstract Front-line... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 12
PublicationsOne-Switch Conditions for Multiattribute Utility Functions Authors:Abbas, Ali E., and David E. Bell Publication:Operations Research Abstract We introduce a variety of new independence... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2018
- Blog Post
Five Steps to Jump Start Your MBA Recruiting at HBS
functional or industry experience? What skill sets would add value to your team? Our Resume Book Database can help you find candidates that fit this profile. Companies also often work with relevant career-related student clubs on campus... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
and has transformed itself from a poverty-plagued backwater to an economic powerhouse now ranked second only to the United States in GDP. The Cold War abruptly ended when the Berlin Wall fell View Details
- 01 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 1
that have informed LGBT organizational research from the late nineteenth century to date. The frames include a "medical abnormality," "deviant social role," "collective identity," View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008
pronounced in banks, and with higher pre-adoption information asymmetry, consistent with investors expecting net information quality benefits from IFRS adoption. We also find... View Details
- 29 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 29, 2008
to the idea that Sales and Marketing should each play a role in each phase of the process from e-mail marketing solutions right through to the close. That is, they argue that the two functions are best... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace